Chapter 162 - Enlargement Of The Zone

When Wain decided to give the Trolls permission to enter the Ice Caves at one time, his Seal of Darkness glowed brightly.

Many shards flew out of the Ice Gates the next moment, penetrating the Trolls' chests. The monsters didn't fight back since they knew what was going on. Now they had the right to enter inside, but they would need additional permission to get out of this Void.

Of course, they could have tried to leave by portal or brute force, but in this case, that was impossible. The easiest option was to get permission or a key from the Void's owner.

"Great, come on in. This is your new home now." Said Wain.

The Troll Leader nodded, and dozens of monsters, along with tools and carts, headed for the ice gate. The Troll Leader came in last, after which Wain stepped forward, and the ice gate closed.

They found themselves in a massive cave at the bottom of the ice vortex. Earlier here, Wain had killed a powerful wyvern and made a statement about the distribution of energy crystals.

Wain looked at the deep pit filled with blue crystals and smiled contentedly. The monsters did as he said. None of them were fighting for the right to possess a rare resource.

Each of them carried on about their business. Some were resting, some were accumulating Soul Essence from the environment, some were honing their skills.

"Don't go anywhere yet. I need to introduce you to the others. You are Primary Chronicle monsters, and it would be a shame if you were accidentally killed." Wain said jokingly.

The trolls shuddered with fear, and then they saw monsters from dozens of ice caves coming their way. A formidable and terrifying aura emanated from them. These monsters were more terrifying than the Cave Werewolves the Trolls had previously obeyed.

"Good, you're already here," Wain said calmly.

The trolls decided to stand behind him as the only one who could protect them, but they did not yet know that no one would attack them.

Step.

The monsters didn't move, but one approached Wain. It looked like a knight in icy armor. The monster had pale skin, a toothy mouth, and long white hair reaching to his waist. Its face was something between human and monster.

The monster's weapon was its left arm, which had a long blade-shaped ice growth on it.

Wain thought that the Ice Knight wanted to challenge him, but suddenly the monster got down on one knee and bowed to Wain.

'I see, he's their leader,' thought Wain.

Wain was the owner of this Void. However, he could not be the monsters' leader since he was not always in the area. Given that the monsters didn't fight among themselves, they unanimously decided to make the Ice Knight their leader.

"I see that you have already settled in here, then I have one more announcement for you. These Trolls are now your loyal allies." Said Wain pointing at the monsters behind them.

At that moment, the Ice Knight stood up and looked intently at the Trolls, as did the other monsters. They were unhappy with the situation as they did not understand why Wain had brought Primary Chronicle monsters here.

"I understand your puzzlement, but I brought the Trolls here for a reason. You all know that energy crystals have recently begun to grow in this area. I assume that judging by the filled pit, you succeeded in collecting them. That's commendable, but we need to speed up the process and make it more efficient." Wain said calmly.

The monsters looked at him puzzled, but they were willing to listen to any ideas Wain had. As strange as it may sound, the monsters preferred not to fight but to solve problems differently because of Wain's influence. Monsters, like humans, acted based on profit.

"As you've already noticed, Trolls are Primary Chronicle monsters, but that's not a problem. They will soon become First Chronicle creatures. They will use energy crystals just like you, even the ones you have collected now." Proclaimed Wain.

The monsters frowned. They didn't want to share crystals with those much weaker than them and didn't participate in the gathering.

"In return, you will receive all the energy crystals in the carts. I realize that's not enough, but I didn't bring the Trolls here because they have some energy crystals. These monsters will have a different task. They will dig new caves and mine huge amounts of energy crystals," Wain proclaimed.

The monsters looked at the Trolls again. They didn't believe these creatures were capable of this. The other monsters also tried to dig through the caves, but they were no good at it. It was much easier to wait for new energy crystals to grow on the walls.

Wain said nothing more and signed to the Troll Leader. Then the Trolls clenched their picks tightly in their hands and began to dig the cave in one place.

Their speed was astounding and was even faster than before, for they understood that much depended on their result. 

If they show that they were helpful and their actions were effective, then they could progress quickly. Otherwise, other monsters could easily kill them, and hardly anyone would stop them from doing so. Wain couldn't be here forever, and keep an eye on them.

Crackling.

The Trolls dug a mine nearly fifteen meters long and five meters wide in ten minutes. They also mined about a hundred crystals in that time, which was an incredible result.

"Anyone else has any questions?" Wain said with a smirk.

The monsters shook their heads. They were surprised at how useful the Trolls were. Thanks to these creatures, they would become stronger much faster. The more crystals there were, the better their progress was.

The Ice Knight also nodded and pointed to the energy crystals in the pit.

Wain looked at him puzzled but then realized what the knight meant.

"Of course, distribute the crystals amongst yourselves," Wain said calmly.

The next moment, dozens of monsters jumped off the slopes of the caves and approached the pit of crystals. Each of them took an equal number of crystals. Wain and the Ice Knight watched this process, so no one tried to take more than they were supposed to.

Around ten percent of the crystals remained at the bottom. These crystals belonged to the Trolls, who were careful to take them for themselves. Initially, they didn't believe that what Wain said was true, but now they realized they were wrong. This pleased the Trolls, and they were grateful to Wain.

The Ice Knight took the last crystals. He knew that Wain had decided not to use the energy crystals, so he left nothing behind.

Wain had completed his task and was ready to return to his world, but he wanted to see how the monsters would use the energy crystals. Wain was waiting for the moment when the monsters in his area would become stronger.

Wain didn't like being the leader, but monsters were much different from humans. Moreover, even in this situation, the leader was not his. It was the Ice Knight. Wain didn't need to keep order, another creature did.

Gisle was the head of Last Light, and Wain helped him a lot, but only because it was useful. However, in the case of the monsters and the Void, Wain would act a bit differently.

Here he was the only ruler, and he benefited from being the area's owner. Wain also wanted to improve his Seal of Darkness to rank two. He thought it was crucial. Because even a first rank Seal of Darkness gave him many advantages.

After Wain owned the area, his stats increased by 10, and his resistance to the ice element also improved by 10%. While he was in the area, his stats grew by 10%, and his resistance to the element of ice increased by 30%.

Furthermore, the stats of all monsters subdued by Wain increased by 33%, and they accumulated Soul Essence 33% faster. Because of Wain's strength and the power of his Soul Altar souls, this value was huge.

Wain wanted more. It wasn't clear to him what it would take to increase Void's rank and size. However, he assumed it had to do with the number and strength of the monsters.

After each of the monsters had taken their share of the crystals, they began to use them. Wain watched the Trolls and the Ice Knight. He was curious to see what would happen next.

The Ice Knight sat down on the floor, after which he crushed all the crystals he had. The blue energy in the crystals burst out of them and then headed towards the Ice Knight's glabella.

The way the energy crystals were used varied from monster to monster. But they all absorbed the energy emanating from the crystals. The Ice Knight preferred to do so, but the ice lizard sitting in the distance ate the crystals.

Each method was equally effective. Of course, only if the monster didn't use special equipment or unique abilities.

The cave trolls had also already begun to use ice energy crystals. They were not as effective as other monsters because they did not possess the attribute of ice. However, they were still getting a 100% effect, enough for rapid progress.

'It's quite a shame that people can't use energy crystals. Moreover, monsters can devour other creatures and get energy from them, as far as I know. But, humanity must have its trump card. I wonder what makes us different from the other races and why Ria was so eager to take me?' Wain thought.

A few minutes later, a change began to happen to one of the monsters. It was the Leader of the Cave Trolls.

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Sorry, there will only be one chapter a day for two or three days because I am sick.